guidewire
English
noun
Definitions
- (medicine) A wire used to restrict and control the movement of other equipment, such as a catheter being inserted into the body.
Etymology
Compound from English guide + English wire.
Origin
English
wire
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Wirepuller English
- archwire English
- barbwire English
- beguide English
- crosswire English
- dewire English
- firewire English
- flywire English
- foreguide English
- guidable English
- guidably English
- guidage English
- guidance English
- guide English
- guideboard English
- guidee English
- guideless English
- guidelight English
- guidelike English
- guideline English
- guidepost English
- guider English
- guiderail English
- guideship English
- guidest English
- guidestone English
- guideth English
- guideway English
- guidewheel English
- guideword English
- handguide English
- haywire English
- highwire English
- honeyguide English
- hot-wire English
- interwire English
- intrawire English
- microguidewire English
- microwire English
- miniguide English
- misguide English
- miswire English
- multiwire English
- nanowire English
- newswire English
- outguide English
- photoguide English
- prewire English
- pseudowire English
- rewire English
- showguide English
- slackwire English
- slidewire English
- smoothwire English
- superguide English
- teleguide English
- thinwire English
- tightwire English
- trawlwire English
- tripwire English
- underwire English
- unwire English
- waveguide English
- webguide English
- wirable English
- wire English
- wire speed English
- wire-dancer English
- wire-guard English
- wireball English
- wirebender English
- wirebird English
- wirebound English
- wirecutting English
- wired English
- wiredraw English
- wiredrawer English
- wireform English
- wireframe English
- wiregrass English
- wirehair English
- wirehaired English
- wirehead English
- wirehouse English
- wirelength English
- wireless English
- wirelike English
- wireline English
- wiremaker English
- wiremaking English
- wireman English
- wirephoto English
- wirepuller English
- wirer English
- wirerimmed English
- wireroom English
- wirescape English
- wiresmith English
- wiresome English
- wirestem English
- wiretap English
- wiretapper English
- wirewalker English
- wirewalking English
- wirewater English
- wireway English
- wireweed English
- wirework English
- wireworker English
- wireworking English
- wireworm English
- wirewove English
- wiring English
- wiry English
- guidare Italian
- guaya Spanish, Castilian
- *weyd- Proto-Indo-European
- guide Norwegian Bokmål
- vaier Norwegian Bokmål
- vajer Swedish
- guide Norwegian Nynorsk
- vaier Norwegian Nynorsk
- guide Middle English
- wir Middle English
- تار Persian
- ไกด์ Thai
- wayar Malay
- 威亞 Chinese
- 威吔 Chinese
- 崴仔 Chinese
- waya Swahili
- wea Marshallese
- waia Tok Pisin
- واير Gulf Arabic
- waya Antillean Creole
- wire
- wiry
- wirer
- wired
- guide
- unwire
- rewire
- wiring
- guider
- guidee
- dewire
- guidage
- guideth
- guidest
- wirable
- wireway
- wireman
- flywire
- wiretap
- haywire
- prewire
- miswire
- beguide
- wirehead
- webguide
- hot-wire
- wireworm
- wireball
- wirebird
- guideway
- wireweed
- wiresome
- wirestem
- newswire
- archwire
- guidance
- outguide
- wireline
- wiredraw
- highwire
- wireroom
- guidably
- thinwire
- nanowire
- barbwire
- wirework
- wireless
- misguide
- firewire
- guidable
- wirelike
- wireform
- tripwire
- wirehair
- wirewove
- wirewater
- guiderail
- guidepost
- interwire
- guidelike
- wiregrass
- handguide
- guideless
- wirehouse
- wirebound
- miniguide
- teleguide
- wiresmith
- slidewire
- crosswire
- wirescape
- guideword
- waveguide
- wireframe
- underwire
- guideship
- microwire
- trawlwire
- wiremaker
- showguide
- guideline
- foreguide
- slackwire
- intrawire
- wirephoto
- multiwire
- tightwire
- wirehaired
- wire speed
- wireworker
- wirebender
- guidestone
- wirepuller
- wire-guard
- wiredrawer
- wirerimmed
- wirelength
- guideboard
- pseudowire
- superguide
- Wirepuller
- smoothwire
- photoguide
- wiremaking
- honeyguide
- guidewheel
- wirewalker
- guidelight
- wiretapper
- wirewalking
- wirecutting
- wire-dancer
- wireworking
- microguidewire